20 Filling Meals Under 500 Calories

I like food. However, food doesn’t much like me.

I’ve been trying the 5:2 Diet of late – which means two days per week you have to eat under 500 calories. And I’ll tell you – 500 calories isn’t all that much!

However, I’ve found a few recipes that will fill your belly and are pretty good for you – all but one are under 500 calories (and that one is just a teeny weeny bit over). Don’t you just love how sinful-looking for the following dishes are – but they actually aren’t so bad for you!

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1. Slow Cooker Cheesy Chicken Bake

I really didn’t think you could have both cheesy and pasta in under 500 calories for dinner. But here you go – and this recipe has over 198 five star reviews and you can make it in the slow cooker!

388 calories per serve

2. Baked Stuffed Sweet Potato

316 calories per serve

3. Lose a Kilo Soup

197 calories per serve

4. Filo Fish Pie

463 calories per serve

5. Weight Watchers Cheese and Bacon Gnocchi Bake

392 calories per serve

6. Sausage and Spinach Frittata

360 calories per serve

7. Cornflake Chicken Dippers

257 calories per serve

8. Chilli Con Carne

182 calories per serve

9. Weight Watchers Cottage Pie

475 calories per serve

10. Skinny Spaghetti Bolognese

247 calories per serve

11. Easy Peasy Beef Stew

240 calories per serve

12. Chinese Style Chicken

413 calories per serve

13. Cheese, Tomato and Ham Deli Tart

476 calories per serve

14. Bruschetta Chicken

319 Calories per serve

15. Chicken Enchilada Stuffed Zucchini Boats

500 calories for 5 boats, so maybe limit it to 4? That’s only 464 calories!

16. San Choy Bow Rolls with Sauce

119 calories per serve

17. Roasted Salmon with Green Beans and Lentils

334 calories per serve

18. Asian Salmon Stir Fry

Only taking 10 minutes to make, this delicious and healthy Asian Chicken Stir Fry is just 408 calories and will fill you right up! A great weeknight dinner to try. If salmon isn’t your thing, you can swap your protein to chicken breast.

408 calories per serve

19. Baked Chicken Noodle Casserole

385 calories per serve

20. Corned Beef Fritters

408 calories per serve

Yummmm.. which one’s your pick?

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